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GIULIANI: And I must say Justice Kennedy 's opinion convinced me even more that my support for the ban is a correct one.
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- transitive verb To prohibit, especially by official decree: The city council banned billboards on most streets. See Synonyms at forbid.
- transitive verb South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
- transitive verb Archaic To curse.
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GIULIANI: And I must say Justice Kennedy 's opinion convinced me even more that my support for the ban is a correct one.
— CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007 -
COOPER: Ed, overturning the ban was an Obama campaign promise.
— CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2009 -
GIULIANI: And I must say, Justice Kennedy's opinion convinced me even more that my support for the ban is a correct one.
— CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007 -
And the ban is a centerpiece of John McCain's agenda.
— CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2008 -
(Voice-over): One of Van Gogh's friends says the burqa ban is a protest of sorts.
— CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2006
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- Middle English bannen, to summon, banish, curse, from Old English bannan, to summon, and from Old Norse banna, to prohibit, curse; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.
- Romanian, from Serbo-Croatian bān, lord, from Turkic bayan, very rich person : bay, rich; akin to Turkish bay, rich, gentleman + -an, intensive suff.
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